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Historic London Town & Gardens
Visit a "lost" colonial town and garden sanctuary on the South River
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Winter Blooms Along the South River: The Legacy of Dr. Ackerman’s Camellias
Visit us this season to experience the beauty of our autumn and winter-blooming Camellias, on display now through late April.
London Town
Nov 41 min read


A Four-Season Garden in Transition
Designed as a true Four-Season Garden, London Town boasts a varied collection of buds, blooms, and barks, ensuring that at any time of the year there is beauty to be found. As you wander the trails this fall, be on the lookout for next spring’s buds, set during the cold and protected by tight sheaths of bud scales, waiting for warmer temperatures and longer days.
London Town
Sep 252 min read


End of Summer Blooms
The Summer Blooms of Joe Pye Weed and Black-Eyed Susans, plus the Beauty of Transition
London Town
Sep 22 min read


What Was in Stephen West’s Warehouse? A History Intern’s Discovery
Interning at London Town has given me the opportunity to use what I’ve learned about historical research and museum interpretation in an actual museum environment. I spent my summer at London Town researching colonial tobacco port warehouses in order to better understand the history of the Carpenter’s Shop.
London Town
Aug 123 min read
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